[meteorite-list] In remembrance of Darryl Futrell

From: bernd.pauli at paulinet.de <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: 13 Aug 2008 09:50:26 UT
Message-ID: <DIIE.000000BA00002F5D_at_paulinet.de>

Gone but not forgotten!

+ + + Darryll passed away on Monday, August 13, 2001 + + +


Here is how some list members felt when they heard the sad news:


* He was a very nice man, great to talk with. We will all miss his input to this list.

* Though I didn't always agree with him I did respect him greatly.

* Darryl meant a lot to this list and its members. I know I will never look at the MOON
  again without thinking about his hard won contributions. I think this poem by Jack
  London fit him well:
 
I would rather be ashes than dust!
I would rather
that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze
than it should be stifled by dryrot
I would rather be a superb meteor,
every atom of me in magnificent glow,
than a sleepy and permanent planet.
The proper function of man is to live, not to exist.
I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them.
I shall use my time.

That he did.....
Received on Wed 13 Aug 2008 05:50:26 AM PDT